This guy is taking it way too far. He's singly handedly starting to ruin the fun of the game. A good website for Ian to make next is a site demanding that Goodell step down with a list of all the retarded decisions he's made since he's been "in office". Maybe a nice petition can be on there as well.

Goodell exemplifies the 'corporate suit' mentality. Guys that equate image with substance. While I would agree that the image of a business like the NFL is important, the mgrs in charge need to understand their customers and make rational decisions as opposed to arbitrary, illogical rulings 'ex-cathedra'. No offense intended to any Popes past or present.

Well technically, you can't allow exceptions to the rules if you want everyone to believe you're serious about them.

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True...but was the NFL truly a wild, lawless land of misfits under Paul Tagliabue? By all accounts the rate of fines has absolutely skyrocketed under Goodell. I'd at least like to know whether warnings are sent for first offenses, etc. For a guy making league minimum, a couple of these fines in the course of a year represents a major chunk of the pay he makes by putting his body in harm's way every day.

Well technically, you can't allow exceptions to the rules if you want everyone to believe you're serious about them.

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But most systems or rules do not run at a zero tolerance level. You actually can have rules and deem them minor infractions less worthy of enforcing, until the violations become a nuisance. A different theory might be to create lots of rules but enforce only certain rules when you need to modify behavior contrary to the goals of the organization.

If violations are harmless, what is the benefit of coercing compliance? And what would you rather have, (1) a player showing barely noticeable individuality or (2) a clown legally changing his name to "Ocho Cinco" to comply with the NFL rule when something less could have been tolerated? I personally would prefer option (1), and do not want to see the NFL become the "No Fun League."

I hate to break it to some of you but this has been a rule for a long time and fines have resulted from them long before Goodell took over. Remember Manning and his shoes? Players have been fined for wearing the wrong socks.

I think Goodell's fine for legal hits is ridiculous but his fines and suspensions for the idiots and their off the field actions has been spot on!